Huck
Filippo is described as politically rather flexible in his politic, in other words "not reliable" ... He could promise peace and make war. What looks like a constant Milanese character to our eyes, didn't exist, the constant character was, that it was not constant.
At the wedding Filippo was interested to look peaceful, interested to get Sforza on his side and get the Venetian calmed down.
Sforza didn't trust Filippo and went to Venice after the wedding, rather immediately. The war of the next year was, that Aragon took Naples and the political scene was changed decidingly. The Sforza-Venetian help came to late. Aragon was - indirectly- Filippo's ally, and later Filippo promised to Alfonso of Aragon the succession in Milan.
And Fame and Crown promised at the wedding 1441 did count nothing.
Sforza lost influence in the following years after the wedding.
At the wedding Filippo was interested to look peaceful, interested to get Sforza on his side and get the Venetian calmed down.
Sforza didn't trust Filippo and went to Venice after the wedding, rather immediately. The war of the next year was, that Aragon took Naples and the political scene was changed decidingly. The Sforza-Venetian help came to late. Aragon was - indirectly- Filippo's ally, and later Filippo promised to Alfonso of Aragon the succession in Milan.
And Fame and Crown promised at the wedding 1441 did count nothing.
Sforza lost influence in the following years after the wedding.